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This is a horrendous act of violence. Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman for her to make a speedy recovery, and we hope that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice.

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Obama has more class in his little pinky than McCain has in his entire body. McCain would defend this scumbag to the end if the situation were reversed ("I'm so proud of ALL my supporters... even the ones who call Obama an Arab!"). By the way, I don't know if I even really believe this woman. Who gets mugged by someone at knife-point then turns your back and casually strolls back to their car? Sounds mighty fishy to me...

For goodness sake - this was a MUGGER. They are not nice people.
I don't remember the Obama volunteer who was assaulted in Wisconsin getting this much attention. Politico - one degree of separation from Drudge.

I would like to know why anyone would believe that Obama would have something to do with this.
Obviously this hoodlum supports Obama, just like some cross-burners support McCain.
These don't speak for McCain or Obama, so cut the scheisse.

This is an October Surprise.. forget that
We're losing a race that we have a great chance to win! This opportunity is slipping through our fingers. While everyone is patting themselves on the head for the great job we did with Bachmann, we are letting another Bachmann off the hook. Mike Rogers from Alabama calls supporters of Joshua Segall, like myself, liberal extremists. His campaign promise is that he will, "be the biggest pain in Nancy Pelosi's ass, and I can't wait to get back" He's voted against gay rights at every chance. He's 100% with NRL, 0% with AFL-CIO, voted with Bush and supported the Iraq war. And his opponent is adorable and extremely intelligent! The DCCC upgraded him to one of their Red to Blue candidates. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is going to fundraise there tomorrow. BUT WE NEED NATIONAL ATTENTION. This is Michelle Bachmann meets Barack Obama, and it's falling through the cracks. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/22/2730/6341/331/638355

Of course, this won't be enough for those who are determined to make this Obama's responsibility. McCain can incite near race riots at his rallies, but Obama needs to be responsible for every fake attack reported on the news.
And its a fake; sorry...but the radius of camera view at ATMs is too wide AND at some point throughout this supposed carving...someone else had to have come up to use that ATM.
I know its not normal for McCain/Palin supporters, but just try to THINK for once. Ask questions and use your brain.

The problem is that the story is completely unverifiable. Yes, the poor girl was obviously attacked on the street, but we have no idea why the person did it or whether they had any political motivation whatsoever. Why would there be a "B" scratch on her face...what would that even stand for? B*tch I guess?

I'm a physician and I want to point out the obvious. Where the hell is the "carving"? I've seen many cuts and "carvings" in my time and they don't look like that. So much egg on your faces when this turns out to be a hoax.

Behold: The power of Drudge. Forcing presidential campaigns to respond to stories that are remotely related to the political race. We live in a truly different political news world.
And for those who would attempt to compare this to the filth hurled about (on a few occassions by a fring minority) at the McCain/Palin rally, I dare say there is little to no similarity to acts of hatred that are conducted within earshot/eyesight of a candidate to those that are conducted all across this country/world, in the far corners and dark alleys of various cities and towns.
Drudge is a moron and a bigot. Stop feeding his "batboy" super-market tabloid-ization of politics and news.

Obama supporters attacking the victim is disgusting but sadly not surprising. Afterall, the Messiah told them to GET IN THE FACES! and SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND! Seems like this Obama-thug just followed the commands from his Dear Leader

Why do you even post this? It has no national relevance to what your prestigious website normally reports. It seems like some race is part of this, and it wouldn't be a national story if anyone else was running.

Unfortunately this will give people a reason to latch on to their hate of Barack.
It was a thug who mugged someone. Just as some McCain/Palin supporters slash people's tires, hang effigies, go around looking generally ignorant.
But keep up the torch and pitchfork talk. ;) That'll help people get jobs.

HAHAHAHA...the B is for Barack? I guess you'd scratch a J for McCain? Funny I haven't seen all this use of "B' and "J" in this race...
What a ******** story...at least Drudge still rocks Ben Smith's world!

Wow! I always wonder why McCain says things that are blatantly untrue when people can always research...but, I see now that he knows what we see...McCain supporters believe anything that is told to them as long as it is Anti-Obama.
I suppose thinking on their own is too much work after job hunting in this economy.

Where in this story does it say this deadbeat robber is an Obama supporter? He may not even be a voter. You Obama haters now want to stereotype Obama. These are the tactics you use to sabotage a black person. If is not guilt by association, you stereotype Obama into thinking somehow he's implicated.

Interesting quote from the top of Ashley Todd of College Station TX's myspace:
"Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her cloths off."
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=8513159

To TjayeInLA OK fool when the ATM camera shows her taking out the money with not a scratch on her and 5 minutes later the police are being called because the poor little girl is beat, kicked and mutilated what are you going to say then?? You are right there is an ATM camera it will show her at the ATM moments before the attack and that proves it happened.

"That "Get in there faces!" phrase Obama uttered a few days ago doesn't help his case....Pennsylvania is lost for Obama imho, this is all over the news here right now."
I doubt the people in PA are shallow enough to vote based on this.

This was a mugging people while the attack on the Obama canvessor in wiscon who was attacked was not.The B story is mighty suspious could have stood for a lot of b words. Nice that the Drudge reports it as fact when they are in the tank for McCain .Not surprisinf they would use something like this to make news.

what a **** hole he is.. what about the speech he made to look like he was a victim of racism. Didn't he not said he didn't look alike those presidents on bills? Obama learned all this ruse in that hate church or what ever you call it....

what a **** hole he is.. what about the speech he made to look like he was a victim of racism. Didn't he not said he didn't look alike those presidents on bills? Obama learned all this ruse in that hate church or what ever you call it....

what a **** hole he is.. what about the speech he made to look like he was a victim of racism. Didn't he not said he didn't look alike those presidents on bills? Obama learned all this ruse in that hate church or what ever you call it....

Lionel Hutz sit still man while the black dude beats you unconscious with a baseball bat and then adter you are lying on your back on the street your face becomes the artist's canvas. He can carve a B on your right check then turn the other way and carve another B on your left check, and neither of them is backwards. One will look upside down though, the one he carved on your right check when he was facing towards your body.

Why the hell should Obama respond to this crap. It's not like he attacked the woman, I feel sorry for the young lady but my gush things are really insane in this campaign when anything that takes place is blamed on Obama. And B doesn't stand for Barack, Most voters identify Obama by his last name.

It's sad what happened to the lady, but I find it interesting that it happened in PA of all places where Mccain is losing by double digits. It's also interested how people are trying to link this to Obama. He had nothing to do this. Why can't B stand for Bush or even B I T C H. If she walking to her car and he's coming from behind hitting her from the back of the head, how does she know he was agitated because of her Mccain stickers? Why did she refuse treatment? It just doesn't sound right. If she comes to a Mccain rally or shows up in a Mccain video, this is definitely fishy. Just like the Joe the Plumber plant. A lot of assumptions are being made. It's funny how the attack in Wisconsin didn't get this much coverage.

HEY BEDA -- maybe you better read the article before shoot off your mouth again nimrod -- it says the 200 pound very black borther "then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim's car."
Gee what do you think? Maybe he is a Bob Barr supporter?

Republicans, check your heads. Did you feel similar outrage when the Arkansas Democratic party chairman was shot and killed in August? Come on people. It is one random nut job. The candidate is not to blame.

Please go through and report as abuse all of the comments that are attempting to incite violence. This was a random act of violence - it happens all the time TO people of all races and is perpetrated BY people of all races. Anyone saying anything else should be ashamed of themselves.

This is a horrendous act of violence. Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman for her to make a speedy recovery, and we hope that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice. No go out there and get in McCain supporters' faces and argue with them! If they bring a knife, then you bring a gun! Remember, we're tough guys from the mean streets of Chicago. Thugs for life! Word out!

Huffington Post and Daily Kos are idiots. The woman was not standing in front of the black guy. He was holding her on the ground standing over her and carved a "B" for Barack on her face..........p.s. Did you know Arianna Huffington belongs to a cult?

Huffington Post and Daily Kos are idiots. The woman was not standing in front of the black guy. He was holding her on the ground standing over her and carved a "B" for Barack on her face..........p.s. Did you know Arianna Huffington belongs to a cult?

Huffington Post and Daily Kos are idiots. The woman was not standing in front of the black guy. He was holding her on the ground standing over her and carved a "B" for Barack on her face..........p.s. Did you know Arianna Huffington belongs to a cult?

Huffington Post and Daily Kos are idiots. The woman was not standing in front of the black guy. He was holding her on the ground standing over her and carved a "B" for Barack on her face..........p.s. Did you know Arianna Huffington belongs to a cult?

At least she admits she's a mccain supporter before hand. This way we know half of the people in this "plot". Who wants to bet this is the old "the black guy did it", routine. Conveinant it was off camera.
Don't get to crazy gop. This is western penn after all. Who wants to bet it turns out it was a white man mccain supporter, trying to start a fire?

Hey 06:28 PM no sh-t Buckwheat this is a a racial Obama hate crime against a white 20 year old girl who is a McCain supporter. You pathetic Obamabots are not going to censor these airwaves if you don't like the comments from angry citizens then step off.

What happens now: The Obama team dispatches attorneys in Pittsubrgh and Texas to investigate the background of the woman who is accusing the Obama supporter of this alleged assault. The investigative team will check her driving, banking, and court records to determine whether she was legally licensed to drive or has ever before accused someone of attacking her without videotaped evidence. They will dig into her dating history and family background, whether anyone has ever made disparaging remarks about Obama, Democrats, or minorities. The appropriate "reporter," "columnist," or "high-profile blogger" will be fed the talking points for publication just before they go out in an email, txt, and fax broadcast to the usual Obama mouthpieces. After 12 hours this woman's word will be dirt and we will be looking for her accomplice in the staged attack.

"When Obama lost Drudge, he lost the election. Behold the power of Drudge!
Posted By: Wow, this is huge | October 23, 2008 at 06:22 PM
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ahhahahahahhaha. When he lost drudge? hahahahahhaha. Wow.
Who cares about drudge other than dittohead robots. Drudge rules? He rules the minds of his loyal minion of followers, he owns with hannity and rush. Nothing more. Liberals didn't destroy the gop. No credibility and no accountability for your own killed the gop. for 30 years. Where have you republcains been the last two years, after the sweep of 06? Have you been living in caves the last two years? the american people are on to you gop. you burn both ends of the candle. This was you guys, as it always is.
The american people see your traitor sabotuer faces now. you lost all credibility. Cried wolf a thousand times to many. Back in the basement you go for 30 years. Look at the bright side. In two weeks you won't have to stage incidents like these and hurt yourselves, you weirdos.

People who suffer beatings and concussions are often in shock and refuse medical treatment. It is the very nature of a head injury that it clouds the judgement. The woman needs to be seen by a doctor and I think we will learn she has been examined and I hope kept for observation. I pray for this young woman.

Most people do say Obama not call him by his first name so this attacke no matter which way you go has nothing to do with either candidate unless she is used in a video like Joe the plumber was and I think we all know why that haooened. This is another last ditch way for the republicans to blame the candidate for what a random mugger did. LOL you all are really funny in youe assumptions

I'm sick of the hate being spewed by McCain supporters. You haven't been accused of being
anti-American or not real Americans. You have nothing constructive to say so you make accusations you can't support and spread rumors you can't prove. Now this. If it happened it's horrible but excuse us if we're skeptical. The woman works for the McCain Campaign. She is viciously beaten but she gets in her car and drives to a friends house then calls the police. She then gets in a car and drives around with them to find the bank. Beaten and kicked with a backwards B carved in her face she refuses medical treatment. What would you think if your brother was accused of this crime with this evidence? No one can question the veracity of this without being accused of extreme partisan insensitivity so the charge becomes the reality. This story is extremely dangerous . I hope the police seriously investigate it.

I've never seen such a weak "ENRAGED 6'4" 200lb BLACK MAN MUGGER" who couldn't even break the skin of his victim with a knife while drawing a perfect "B". I thought KNIFES were suppose to CUT not SCRATCH scratch surfaces.

"What happens now: The Obama team dispatches attorneys in Pittsubrgh and Texas to investigate the background of the woman who is accusing the Obama supporter of this alleged assault. The investigative team will check her driving, banking, and court records to determine whether she was legally licensed to drive or has ever before accused someone of attacking her without videotaped evidence. They will dig into her dating history and family background, whether anyone has ever made disparaging remarks about Obama, Democrats, or minorities. The appropriate "reporter," "columnist," or "high-profile blogger" will be fed the talking points for publication just before they go out in an email, txt, and fax broadcast to the usual Obama mouthpieces. After 12 hours this woman's word will be dirt and we will be looking for her accomplice in the staged attack.
Posted By: Lezident | October 23, 2008 at 06:39 PM
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Right. Every REPUBLICAN propoganda I see has this as their front story and is their "number one story". Who is ruining this girls life again? I would say republcains are, and for what? A new joe the plummber? a new bill ayers? you people are pathetic. Leave the girl alone. Leave obama alone. Accept the irrelevance you have earned like a big boy or girl. time to grow up and be adults gop

The black eye looks old. The B scratch looks fresh.
And if a knife was involved it must've been a butter knife.
And most daylight robbers don't stick around to read bumper stickers....
Just pointing out the obvious.....

Drudge rules the world? Remember the whole "lipstick on a pig" nonsense. Remember it made the gop look like fools desperate to say something anything to get a lead? Who started that? drudge, by putting a picture of palin above those words "lipstick on a pig". Sent all you little clone borg robots out to whine and cry about how offended you were. Called in shows, sent email, you were angry. Then it turned out he was talking about something else, and you all had to draw back. I had to thank drudge for that one. You people still don't get it. your still living in 2003. At least it's an upgrade from living in 1955 worshipping john wayne and elvis. look at the bright side gop. to most of america and the world you are trapped way back in the past, time pasted you by. But you've made a jump from 1955 to 2003. That's a big step. Now if we can only get you to 2008, we'll all be at the same speed and we'll finally be able to rebuild the damage you people have done to this country together. :)

Folks this is going to get ugly if we shoot from the hip. Which is see from both sides of this. I am sure that McCain or Obama supports this kind of behavior. The Media is sensationalizing this election cycle. We have a historical moment in Americas Histroy and it will be destroyed by radicles on the left and right. Stop the Bigitroy

Lezident@6:39p: It happened with Joe the Plumber, so it probably will happen to this female victim of a kool aid drinking Oboma slug.Whenever an accusation is made against Obama , Obama and his gang never answer to the accusation/criticism, they just attack the character of the person bringing the accusation/criticism as a means of DISTRACTION to the fact that the accusations/criticism have substance.

"This is a hoax , the B is backwards and way to perfect for a knife carving in a hurry.Plus her eyes have been black for at least a day or two. It's total BS.
Posted By: James | October 23, 2008 at 06:59 PM
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good point. If that was freash that eye would be red not blue or black. Lets see how many fools drudge plays like a fiddle on this one. That "lipstick on a pig" controversy he generated was hysterical and made the gop look like desperate humiliated morons. I wonder how many he will get with this one. Hopefully the real news media, non gop propoganda, realizes this for what it is and does put it on the news. the gop is crazy enough right now as it is.

The problem is that the story is completely unverifiable. Yes, the poor girl was obviously attacked on the street, but we have no idea why the person did it or whether they had any political motivation whatsoever. Why would there be a "B" scratch on her face...what would that even stand for? B*tch I guess?
Posted By: MA | October 23, 2008 at 06:02 PM
How about the B scratched, NOT carved in her face, stood for BUSH.
That would account for his being ****ed off.
None the less, it was a horrible incident. But, I think it does sort of stink.

The young woman is in my prayers tonight. However, why would one assume that a carved "B" stood" for Barack, could it not stand for B***h? And furthermore, what does that have to do with Obama's campaign? I hope she is well, but if I were mugged I would have gone to the hospital.

Yes, it was very considerate of the mugger to make sure the backwards B was only scratched so as not to permanently scar this attention-seeking wacko. "Hold still, honey, I don't want to cut you, only scratch you a little. Ok, finished! Bye bye!" Total b.s. and I predict she recants by noon tomorrow.

Ut oh. The robots are confronted with facts or questions and their heads and spinning and smoke is coming out of their ears. Ut oh. Post the same thing 5 more times. It may work this time. Maybe posting the same thing five times is worth 5 votes. hahahaha

And she added, without a trace of shame, "Having said that, we want to stress that every accommodation should be made to ensure that, if the suspect is caught, and is in custody through election day, he be given an absentee ballot so that he can be part of making history, if he is so inclined. Thank you, all."

If the story is true I'll glad she's ok BUT her story sounds like the Joe the Plumber story of which he turns out not to be a Plumber at all. This young lady had the letter B craved on her face and yet she didn't want medical attention????. I find that hard to believe & the Republicans have lied to the American people for 8 years and the pass few months with the McCain campaign so I don't believe anything that is connected to this sleazy party at all. VOTE CHANGE OBAMA/BIDEN 08

I did not here Mcsame and his kkk puppet appologise to the Obama supporter that got beat up,or the camara man or any one else. Yesterday the rednecks were trying to stop people from voting a felony yet no one called the cops.

a NAIL FILE WOULD LEAVE MORE OF A cut than that. HAd to be a stapel. Who carries a stapel as a weapon in pittsburg? And why would an obama supporter do this on the eve of our glorious vicotry? The gop is getting scary. Good thing the american people are not as dumb as their cult, who is trying to establish a traitor monarchy on american soil. You failed gop. You failed your fascsit takeover in 06. The american people are smarter than you are. Back in the basement you go for 30 years of political irrelevance

I feel badly for her if this is true. I have a hard time understanding why she refused medical treatment and why the B is a MIRROR image on her face... either the mugger was dyslexic or someone was looking into a mirror when they scratched this perfectly mirror image B on her face. Why a B?

I hope that all of you who think that obama had anything to do with this drop off the earth...so the rest of us with two halves to our brain can live peacefully. Second her story is missing so many points...and isnt a little to easy to accuse a black man...when the guy you want to see loose is black...nothing in her story adds up..she knows mccain is loosing and they need something to take the fire out from under obama...i dont think the guy was really conserned with the fact there was a mccain sticker on her car he wanted money...if she was mugged at all...i dont think the mccain sticker was what drove him over the edge. damn people really...this story should never have broke for the simple fact its BULLSh*t

Not very responsiblible or professional of you to carry drudges water today, mr smith. A reportor or newsman needs facts. I guess you are considering opinion or propoganda, and that's find. At least have the courage to be upfront that you have no credibility and lie for profit. Like fox hannity and rush do.

Hmmm, let's see. If Obama wins, there will be an international conflict in the first six months(source: Biden). Obama will "spread the wealth" of middle class Americans to his political supporters (source: Obama). And law and order may take a turn towards Jeremiah Wright's vision, Ms. Price's concern notwithstanding.

Upon reading the story, I was truly appalled an embarrassed that an Obama supporter would do something so horrible and felt terribly sorry for the woman.
However, upon seeing the picture with the perfectly carved ever so shallow backwards 'B' and her black eye that should in fact be reddish blue and swollen, but is neither, I'm now thinking "Tawanna Brawley" redux and that this is a HOAX!

any reports on the white people putting up obama dummies with nooses around their necks on their lawn for halloween? why is the media always so obsessed with attacked white people? like caylee anthony and natalie holloway. waht about all the black victims? barack is for all people. palin is dumb as a 1st grader..

OK conservatives, here is another story to run with. When all your employees and volunteers cut themselves what will you think of next?? How about telling everyone Obama is from Krypton and his father Jor-El sent him to destroy the earth.

Reports are now that the Pittsburgh police believe it was a hoax. The giveaway ? The backward B. She carved it herself. If a mugger had done it, it would have been all jagged because she would have been fighting him off. She's gonna be charged with a hate crime.

It took the police this long to figure out it was a hoax.... no one noticed that the "b" was backward and SCRATCHED... my GOD this is Susan Smith all over again... blame the black guy... seems there are a couple of bigots out there in Western PA....

Ok , just like you liberals, you don't know how the guy was holding her down, so they was the mugger could have put the B at the time upright to while her body was facing a different postition. Just like Obama people attack, attack, every one lies , but the chosen one. Seems to me that the police need to look at this page since so many of you seem to be there.

It seems as if this could have been a hoax of some sort, if that is the case then that woman and her accomplice/s should be held accountable. If not then it is a really bad situation...but it needs to be proven one way or the other!!!

She is left handed. How do I know? Because the backward "B" is on her right cheek, and it would be easiest to put it on there with your left hand if you are doing it in a mirror. This gal obviously wants attention and wants to be perceived as a hero by John McCain. It is a sad hoax.

TMZ is reporting Pittsburgh Police are skeptical. For instance, this Todd gal reported the following: "the alleged victim claims she went to an ATM and when she turned around, a large dark-skinned man took the money she withdrew." Have you ever been to an ATM? The front of the ATM is covered by cameras. If he was just standing there, it would have shown up on the cameras. She is a liar and a fraud!

as I said you Liberals just attack, anyone.. This girl, has done nothing wrong, and I have seen NO REPORTS that said she has.. These kind of attack will cost Obama. YOU DO NOT KNOW THE POSITION OF THE BODIES ... Grow up.

Fred-Michelle Malkin is calling bullsh-t on this gal. The police are telling media outlets they have their doubts. Parts of her story simply don't check out. She is saying the guy was wearing a t-shirt. It was 30 degrees in Pittsburgh when this supposedly happened. She said she was confronted at the ATM, yet there is no video? Does. Not. Check. Out.

MSM do your job and find out this woman's background, find out her associations, find out what makes her tick to discredit her. Do everything you do to Sarah Palin and Joe the Plummer, not the free ride you give the chosen one and his jackass sidekick. This is just one of many attacks...makes me freaking sick. The libs and the left only want to focus on the crap that motivates their agenda and turning a blind eye to blatant hatred and lies. Party of compassion my butt. They and the MSM and ACORN will lie, cheat and steal and do whatever it takes to win this election. I got news for everyone regardless of who wins in two weeks we are all losers because this race is to close and approx 50% of folks are going to be disenfranchised and there will be long term hell to pay. Yep, we are becoming nothing more than a high end third world country. Welcome to the "Mediocre Handout Era" aka "I'm gonna get mine and what's mine is mine and what's yours is gonna be mine."

Why has nobody else mentioned that she supposedly had a friend there with her? Did the friend just stand there & watch it happen?
"The Tribune-Review reported that Todd, who isn't familiar with the area, drove to a friend's house and together the pair located the Citizens Bank ATM at Liberty and Pearl where the attack happened and called police."
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17789356/detail.html

Thanks for the Michelle Malkin hint, Finally. I went to her site and read her posting on this. She is dubious about the story, as are the police. The "B" is formed so perfectly that the victim would have had to be perfectly still while it was being carved. It is backwards, as it would be if it were done by looking in a mirror. The "B" is also so uniform, the person would have needed to show patience and care in carving it. I'm sorry, obviously something happened to this young woman but it doesn't seem likely that things are as she described them. I hope the videotapes will yield more clues. They say we are all on video much more often than we'd imagine, so the police should be able to get some idea of what really happened. Shame on Drudge for whipping up hysteria. Well, that's what he does.

Take a look at the B ... it is backwards, like it was done in a mirror. And add in that it just happened to be out of the ATM's camera's sight and the way the lady left, got a friend and came back to find the location before calling police and it all adds up to a story that is doubtful at best.

Actually, Fred, it's quite easy to dismiss this woman's story based on the body positions required for such a mark. In order for this B to be put upside down on her right cheek, the assailant would have to be looking down from the top of her head. I'm not sure how he would have restrained her so effectively as to be able to scratch curved lines without breaking the skin.

What is even funnier than her lame attempt at associating Obama with thugs by desecrating herself are the McCain supporters who claim, with a straight face, that if this were the other way around it would be all over the news! HAH! An Obama supporter was stabbed to DEATH and I didn't hear about it anywhere. Tires at Obama rallys are slashed enmasse...nothing on the news here either.
Face it. McCain is a lost cause and it all started when he made the bone-headed choice of Palin.

What is the woman weight and height, was she know out, they are a lot of thing you don't know. Also if she did lie you can't charge her with a hate crime, just filing a false police report. All I can say is the liberals just attack anything that make their man look bad. Like the comment that this girl needs vented.

"Police planned to administer a polygraph test to Ashley Todd, 20, because her statements about the attack conflict with evidence from the Citizens Bank ATM where she claims the incident occurred, police said"..................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_594939.html

The assailant was reported to be quite a bit larger than the victim, and the theory that he held her head between his legs has been suggested. Although it would be possible to restrain an individual in this position, the care needed to create curved lines with a sharpened blade without puncturing the skin would be a difficult to obtain in such an adrenalin fueled atmosphere. I do not mean to "dismiss" her claim, that was certainly the wrong wording. "... to be skeptical of her claim" would have been more subjective.

Ill bet you a hundred dollars she did it herself. Im getting a real tawana brawley vibe off of this. It just seems a little too perfect.
Plus the B is backwards. Like, did it in the rear view mirror backwards.

Catch the mugger and charge him with a political hate crime. BUT if the accuser is lying (backwards 'B', the attacker was wearing a "tank top" despite the fact it was 43 degrees in Pitt at 9pm on Wednesday) then she should be charged with falsely reporting an incident and inciting unrest. When Michele Malkin even smells a rat, I think we can investigate in a bipartisan manner.

I love how Drudge ran with the story before even attempting to verify. When the girl is exposed for fabricating the story, then hopefully Drudge will knocked down a few pegs to his rightful place of pseudo-conservative journalism with a STRONG anti-Obama bias. I hope he plays this story front and center until she comes clean.

Man, Obama supporters are drinking the Kool-aid. Obama launches his political of a terrorist who preached violent attacks against the country. Now Obama suppopters, are attacking people in the streets. This is classic Barak Obama/Bill Ayers/Jeremiah Wright violence.

Another thing that doesn't check out. She supposedly drove around for quite some time looking for a BoA branch, but instead stops at a Citizen's branch in a bad neighborhood? I don't care if you are not familiar with an area, if you are going to pay a fee anyway, why not locate a Safeway or other grocery store with an ATM?

Okay, really, what mugger takes the time to pin a woman down, mark her with a brand, and belittle her for her support of President? I believe she was mugged, but I'll be damned if I believe the rest of the story.

This goes to show you that bigotry is alive and well in these United States. I sat back and read your comments and it's plane to see that Murtha was right when he said Pa. is a racist state. I really don't care if you agree with me or not. Wasn't it convenient for this woman,who was white, said she was beaten and cut with a knife by a BIG black man and some of you people fell for the same old story.Wow,unbelievable and pathetic. Another black man use to shield someone's hatred and ignorance but I shouldn't be surprised. I've seen it over and over again for more than 60 years.
It's transparent to see where some of you are coming from. What a shame!!!